But missing that lecture in November of 1974, was the first step Matilda took in finding love. Their courtship began in earnest when after completing his national service at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Paa Kwesi returned to pursue an MSc in Economics.

Amissah-Arthur and Matilda in a warm embrace (Photo source: 3news.com)

He completed in 1976 and completed their courtship in 1978 with a marriage ceremony on January 21. Some 38 months after Matilda Borsah missed her lecture, she ended up with a marriage certificate.

She said: "Over the last few days, I have been amazed at the messages of love and I ask myself, is this Ghana, are all these people in Ghana? Because the maligning, the lies, the treachery, the wickedness, the deliberately changing things so that you could look better than others, the mischievousness, I ask myself; Is this Ghana; I ask myself is this the same people who have come to pay tribute to my husband and today I ask the question, did people really know my husband?"